Documentary on Rio de Janeiro’s Juliano Moreira psychiatric ward, featuring footage and statements from inpatients, and interviews with philosopher Carlos Henrique Escobar, psychiatrists Jurandir F. da Costa and Pedro Cabral, and psychoanalyst Joel Birman. The title Stultifera Navis (the Ship of Madmen or the Ship of Fools) is the name of a chapter from “History of Madness,” by Michel Foucault.
Awards
- 5th Festival | Competitive Show | 5th FestivalVHS - Great Prize, Best script and sound editing